Reviewer Shooter
Experience 5
Review date August 01 2002
Manufacturer Tobias
Model Grawler 5
Price $1100.00
Item owned for 2-5 years

Bass type 5 string fretted
Neck join Bolt-On
Neck construction 3 piece maple/purpleheart
Fingerboard Pau Ferro fingerboard 22 fret 35" scale.
Body 2 piece ash
Finish Natural wood satin
Pickups Bartolini custom split humbucker
Hardware Gotoh tuners,hipshot bridge
Electronics Active, bass/trebles,slap contour per side,volume,blend.

This bass is beutifull to look at, and super comfortable to play, although I do find myself carying the neck because it is neck heavy.But the neck is so smoth and ergonomicaly shaped that it causes no hand fategue. There is an unlimeted range of sounds in this thing. For me it is almost to much,I have a specific setting I like and it stays most of the time. The neck requires adjustment at least once a year and it doesn't like to stay in tune for more than 3 or 4 songs.(I am quite hard on it on stage) This is a verry versotile bass but not a practical one. I have just bought a MM Stingray 5, because of its playability,balance and tone so my Tobias is now just a backup.


Construction 95%
Appearance 98%
(beutifull)
Playability 90%
(balance could be better)
Sound 98%
(unlimited)
Value 90%
Overall 95%

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